DINHAM 375 lands, yc, which he inherited as heir of his mother, 19 Feb. 1 380/1. (*) The King again took his homage and fealty, and he had livery of his father's lands, i Mar. 1 382/3. C") An action was brought against him by Sir William Asthorpe in the Court of Chivalry to obtain a debt of ^^250 a year: that Court not admitting his evidence, he appealed to the King, who appointed commissioners to try the case, 3 June and 6 Nov. 1389. (°) In Au<j. 1397 he was accused by the Abbot of Hartland of breaking into the latter's houses, assaulting him and chasing hini to his chamber, and ill-treating his servants. () The knight was bound over in 1,000 marks to keep the peace, 27 Feb. 1397/8, but was guilty of other assaults on the King's subjects, 5 Jan. 140 1/2 and i Dec. I404.(^) He was pardoned, 28 Apr. 1407, on payment of 700 of the 1,000 marks. (■*) On 2 Feb. 1 400/ 1 he obtained an exemption for life from being put on assizes, juries, ^^c, and from being appointed sheriff, escheator, iffc, against his will.(') In Sep. 1402 he and others were accused by the Abbot of Torre of digging up a road at Kingskerswell and assaulting the Abbot's men.(') He m^, istly, before 3 Feb. i379/8o,(*) Ellen. She was living 22 Sep. (") The manors of Kingskerswell, VVoodhuish, and Dunterton, Devon, Cricket Malherbe and Northoine, Somerset, Over Worton and half of North Stoke, Oxon, Over Wallop, Hants, more than 3i knights' fees, and 4 advowsons. He had proved his age before the escheator in co. Devon. [Close Roll, 4 Ric. II, m. 14). His fealty was actually taken by the Chancellor, the Archbishop of Canterbury. (Ch. Privy Seals, I, file 469, no. 1603). (*") Fine Roll, 6 Ric. II, p. I, //;. 13. His fealty was actually taken by the Chancellor, the Bishop of London. (Ch. Privy Seals, I, file 479, no. 2672). On 16 Mar. 1382/3 he received the King's pardon for having killed Robert Tuwyng and taken and imprisoned John Broun, notorious thieves, after they had been convicted of having robbed and murdered John de Dynham his father, and had been committed to Ilchester gaol [Patent Roll, 6 Ric. II, />. 2, m. i): whence they seem to have escaped. For Broun fled for sanctuary to the Cathedral Church of Exeter, where Sir John, on Wednesday in the second week of Lent [18 Feb.], broke down the door and captured liim after a fierce struggle, in which blood was shed. For this the knight was called upon to do penance, viz., " ut aliquo die dominico citra festum Pentecostes proximo futurum stet ad parvum altare inter chorum ecclesie nostre predicte et summum altare ex parte australi capite discooperto cum cereo ponderis duarum librarum cere in manu sua ardente a principio magne misse videlicet Confiteor usque in finem cjusdem misse et tunc vel si voluerit ad ofFertorium offerat eundem ccreum ad manus summam inissam celebrantis." Five other persons had to perform minor penances. Bishoji's mandate dated 21 Mar. [1382/3]. [Exeter Reg., Brantyngham, pp. 158, 490). [') Patent Rolls, 12 Ric. II, />. 2, mm. 4, I ; 13 Ric. II, p. 1, m. i. (^) Patent Rolls, 21 Ric. II, p. I, m. 22 d; 2 Hen. IV, p. 3, m. 18; 8 Hen. I^ p. 2, m. 17; 10 Hen. IV, p. I, m. 21. («) Patent Roll, 2 Hen. IV, p. I, m. I. He had probably pleaded ill-health, for on 8 Apr. 1400 he had a papal indult for a dispensation to eat meat during Lent, Wc, as he suffered from a bloody flux. [Papal Letters, vol. v, p. 281). Patent Roll, 3 Hen. IV,>. 2, m. 5 d. (8) "Johannes Dynham junior miles et Elena ejus uxor" occur on and between these dates. [Exeter Reg., Brantyngham, pp. 418, 472, 481, 623, 646).
